Detail Design Of Upper Elahera Canal (UEC) Kaluganga-Moragahakanda Link Canal and Mannakkattiya – Eru wewa Mahakandarawa Irrigation System

The project, Upper Elehara Canal (UEC), canal from Mannakkattiya tank to Mahakanadarawa tank and Kaluganga-Moragahakanda Link Canal project is proposed by the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management, Government of Sri Lanka to improve the irrigation and water needs of Northern and North Central Provinces.

The UEC as it is commonly referred to, is part of the North Central Province Canal Project (NCPCP) which in turn is a component of the Accelerated Mahaweli Development Project (AMDP) of Sri Lanka. In response to the recurrent water shortages in the North Central Province (NCP) and the Eastern Province (EP), the Moragahakanda and Kaluganga reservoir projects were initiated in 2009. And due to the increasing trends of industrialization, urbanization and more land being opened up for development after the improved security situation since 2009 have resulted in additional water demands from the Northern Province, North Western Province and the Eastern Province. In the past, several studies have been carried out to evaluate the available options for water transfer from Moragahakanda reservoir to Norther Centeral Province to overcome these water demands. UECP is a project initiated under NCPCP to overcome the current water demand.